Congrats on appointment to the House Armed Services Committee! I can't think of anyone better. Semper Fi!

10 Jan 2015 21:32

Good for us MT vet gets a seat on Armed Services committee.

10 Jan 2015 16:07

“vet gets a seat on Armed Services committee

10 Jan 2015 16:06

vet gets a seat on Armed Services committee.

10 Jan 2015 06:25

Productive mtg between Ranking Member on Congressional House Armed Services Committee and KRG delegation,

10 Jan 2015 04:33

Rep. is appointed to the Armed Services Cmte in of

10 Jan 2015 03:08

Congrats to on being appointed to the House Armed Services Committee. What a good week for him and for Hawaii.

10 Jan 2015 03:00

Nebraska's newest member of the House, Rep. Brad Ashford, assigned to serve on Armed Services Committee.

19 Dec 2014 03:02

Honored to be appointed to the House Armed Services Committee to fight for Fort Drum in

12 Dec 2014 23:40

McSally (AZ-2) appointed to both the House Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security Committee.

29 Nov 2014 23:10

MORE ON HAGEL’S DEPARTURE ... AND THE DEPARTURE OF MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ...: More detainees are slowly and quietly being released from U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, The Wall Street Journal reports. Five captives were released last week and more are set for December, although defense officials have been vague about numbers, the Journal said. Just 143 detainees remain at the facility now, down from a high of close to 800 in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As President Barack Obama has said he favors closing Guantanamo entirely, some Republicans including U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, have raised concerns. The California lawmaker has complained that the numbers of detainees set for transfer by the administration is rising, the Journal reported. The releases have also turned political. While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel must approve transfers out, he apparently tangled with the White House over his pace, favoring a full investigation to ensure ...

It has just been announced that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will be resigning his position, effective today. And so begins the final two years musical chairs and we shall see who the nominee will be. Of course whomever it is will certainly indicate the policy direction for President Obama. I recall the former DoD Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy as a very capable, articulate, and strategic minded defense thinker during her testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. I would firmly recommend Ms. Flournoy as the best person to step in and repair the relationship between the civilian leadership in the White House with our uniformed military leaders. She is highly respected.

24 Nov 2014 20:49

You heard it here: Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking Dem on House Armed Services Committee, will be next sec def. He has nowhere else to go

24 Nov 2014 17:20

Dem. House Armed Services Committee, "we should allow time and space to see if negotiations can work"

23 Nov 2014 10:30

Congressional Delegation from the House Armed Services Committee is in Afghanistan, meanwhile Afghan Parliament passes&Approved BSA/SOFA

21 Nov 2014 23:34

Top defense officials testify before House Armed Services Committee:

02 Nov 2014 22:10

. "Guam is tipping!" -Rep. Hank Johnson to the House Armed Services Committee.

01 Nov 2014 00:12

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee blame the White House for failing to provide sufficient security to defend a U

31 Oct 2014 11:27

I was really pleased to hear about running for Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee-

31 Oct 2014 10:26

We whole heartedly and completely endorse candidacy for Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

21 Oct 2014 23:24

Congress: As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I'm proud to fight for Scott...

16 Oct 2014 14:24

An "Open Letter" to Chairman of House Armed Services Committee on Thai F-16 >

16 Oct 2014 04:23

Travel Ban Numerous committees – including the House Armed Services Committee and the Committees...

16 Oct 2014 00:01

As Co-Pres of Harvard's House Armed Services Committee Frank had a small group mtg w/ Gen. Petraeus today. Can't wait to hear about it! 🇺🇸

12 Oct 2014 02:37

California Congressman Duncan Hunter, a former Marine Corp Major and member of the House Armed Services Committee, disclosed on national television that at least ten Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) fighters have been caught crossing the Mexican border in Texas. The veteran lawmaker got the astounding intel straight from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Homeland Security agency responsible for guarding the 1,933-mile southern border

01 Oct 2014 14:06

I'm a FIRM BELIEVER that to serve on the House Armed Services Committee you should have real knowledge of how...

01 Oct 2014 01:49

Lamborn, on the House Armed Services Committee, is talking sedition & treason. He should be impeached & tried for it.

BREAKING: My Congressional Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee has been CANCELLED:

16 Sep 2014 16:53

What are "moderate terrorists?" How do you get them to tell you the truth? And do we expect to see them act as a Nation State would? And most importantly do we fund them? I strongly believe we don't give them a dime. The arms will, I believe, immediately or eventually go in to the hands of those with whom we will eventually be fighting in combat. So no. I strongly urge congress, not to provide funds to do so. It will put Americans in harms way. Here is an article which will enlighten us. From PJ Media. House Amendment Would Allow Obama to Arm, Train Syrian Rebels with Terrorist Ties According to reports, the House Armed Services Committee is currently preparing an amendment to arm and train the Syrian rebels that will be voted on this week. If passed, the bill will be attached to the continuing resolution to fund the government until December. **UPDATE** The amendment has been posted. The most troubling element to the proposed amendment is a provision allowing the Obama administration to arm and train reb ...

13 Sep 2014 19:45

Palazzo: ISIS needs to be crushed: Congressman Steven Palazzo, a member of the House Armed Services Committee,...

04 Sep 2014 13:57

Ukraine on the Brink - watch the video on where we are now with the Ukraine crisis. Join us on BBC World News and online for a BBC News special at 1500GMT where we'll hear from all sides on the eve of the summit. We'll be live in and the with a host of guests including a Russian Ambassador, a Ukrainian MP and a US Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. We'll ask if there'll be a lasting ceasefire. Let us know what you want us to ask our guests by posting your questions below.

02 Sep 2014 22:44

U.S. Military Retirees of the Philippines Group Tricare Philippines Newsletter 14006 Access to Care, Jiving Congress & Hiding Under the Skirts of Contractors We have three areas to report on in this newsletter. A new access to care low has been reached Using the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) own data we will show that we reached a new all-time low in access to care. This means most of you are paying for your own care or dying because of a lack of care. To try to make it abundantly clear just how bad it is and to use the latest data, I will do a down and dirty comparison that, while understating the expected per capita cost in the Philippines it still shows a huge chasm between what should be paid and what is paid and which is much worse than our earlier comparison using 2010 data. In the TRICARE Fiscal Year 2013 Report to Congress DHA reported on page 90 of the report that the average under 65 retiree/survivor and family member on Standard/Extra utilized $8,515 of health care with $7,476 paid by TRICARE ...

02 Sep 2014 22:24

have you looked at as a member of the House Armed Services committee. you of all ppl should help

02 Sep 2014 00:02

They’ve been away during some crucial developments and now, the House Armed Services Committee will get a...

01 Sep 2014 05:40

House Armed Services Committee members voted Tuesday to condemn President Obama for failing to consult with...

31 Aug 2014 20:19

Representative for California's 25th district. Also chairman of the House Armed Services Committee “who is he ?”

31 Aug 2014 20:10

House Armed Services to get classified briefing on ISIS and Ukraine: The House Armed Services Committee will r...

31 Aug 2014 10:40

PM Netanyahu meets with US delegation of members of the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee.

A top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee is accusing the White House of “waffling” on Islamic...

26 Aug 2014 22:28

I have been invited to before on September 19th at a House Armed Services Committee hearing

14 Aug 2014 16:39

New America's testified on ISIS before the House Armed Services Committee

06 Aug 2014 14:03

Chairman of US House Armed Services Committee visits Taiwan Focus Taiwan News Channel 6 (CNA) United States Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon has arrived in Taipei on a visit to discuss Taiwan's foreign relations and national defense policies as well as regional issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. McKeon (R-Calif.) ... and more »

05 Aug 2014 06:30

If you care to read the Bi-Partisan, Congressional Armed Services Committee findings on BENGHAZI, here you go:.

02 Aug 2014 00:50

Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, California Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the independent review shows...

31 Jul 2014 19:17

It's fairly obvious who the GOP staffer on the House Armed Services Committee is if you just dig a bit

31 Jul 2014 08:54

The defense secretary is appearing before the House Armed Services Committee to answer questions about the deal under which Army Sgt

30 Jul 2014 18:11

Check out Vice Admiral William A. Brown, Deputy, USTRANSCOM testifying before the House Armed Services Committee,...

30 Jul 2014 06:30

The House Armed Services Committee (marked up a to President...

30 Jul 2014 00:56

The House Armed Services Committee has approved the resolution condemning the prisoner transfer.

30 Jul 2014 00:08

House Armed Services Committee passes bill to condemn Story:

26 Jul 2014 13:25

House Armed Services Chair Blames Putin for MH17 Tragedy: The powerful head of the House Armed Services Committee...

26 Jul 2014 00:21

The House Armed Services Committee will mark up a resolution Tuesday condemning the president for the Bergdahl swap ht…

03 Jul 2014 22:54

Remember that is a Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee

02 Jul 2014 16:41

"Yesterday I was denied access to the HHS facility at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma currently housing up to 1,200 unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who illegally crossed the southern border into the United States. As a Congressman and House Armed Services Committee member, there is no excuse for denying me access to the UAC facility at Ft. Sill. What are they trying to hide? Do they not want the children to speak with Members of Congress? As a Navy pilot, I have been involved in operations countering illicit human trafficking. I would like to know to whom these children are being released." ~Congressman Jim Bridenstine

28 Jun 2014 01:07

Republican leader of the House Armed Services Committee says President Obama is ignoring the advice of...

27 Jun 2014 14:46

Here's how Iridium schooled Congress: The House Armed Services Committee asked for a briefing from the Government...

25 Jun 2014 12:49

.discusses work on House Armed Services Committee, describes as least partisan committee in Congress.

17 Jun 2014 17:28

The brave and caring Desiree Fairooz stood up to Condi Rice in a House Armed Services Committee hearing and created this iconic photo. She was arrested, and Chair of the committee Tom Lantos got all upset. Do we have to do it again?!

14 Jun 2014 02:41

Concerning the Russian bomber flights of the coast of California & Alaska: "The Washington Free Beacon reports that Navy Captain Jeff Davis, NORAD spokesman, said the planes appeared to be conducting a training mission. He added that when two U.S. F-15 jets were sent out to intercept the bombers, the aircraft acted with professionalism. Davis said, “They typically do long range aviation training in the summer and it is not unusual for them to be more active during this time,” he said. “We *** this was part of training. And they did not enter territorial airspace.” Not everyone, however, shares NORAD’s assessment that this was an innocent and not unusual training mission. Rep. Mike Conaway (R., Texas), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, called the Russian flights “intentional provocations.” “Putin is doing this specifically to try to taunt the U.S. and exercise, at least in the reported world, some sort of saber-rattling, muscle-flexing kind of nonsense,” Conaway said in a .. ...

11 Jun 2014 21:16

By Andrew Johnson Secretary of defense Chuck Hagel isn’t sure if the exchange with the Taliban for American Bowe Bergdahl is the first time the United States has done a swap with the militant group. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, Hagel couldn’t say whether this was the first such trade.”Have we made other trades with the Taliban?” chairman Buck McKeon (R., Calif.) asked Hagel, following Hagel’s clarification that the Bergdahl trade was not for a hostage, but for a prisoner of war.”With the Taliban? I don’t know, I don’t think so,” he responded, looking to others. …read more Source: National Review

11 Jun 2014 16:58

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke before the House Armed Services Committee this morning. Hagel said the decision to swap Taliban prisoners for Bergdahl was made after Barack Obama spoke with Emir of Qatar on May 27. "We moved forward with…

11 Jun 2014 14:06

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the swap of five detainees in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel te...

06 Jun 2014 11:10

The House Armed Services Committee released a fact sheet on exactly what law that President Obama violated. It would seem that once again the President of the United States has decided to violate the law he is Constitutionally responsible to enforce. The man in the Oval Office makes up his [...]

06 Jun 2014 01:11

House Armed Services Committee's Announcement of its June 11 hearing on the dastardly transfer deal.

05 Jun 2014 16:52

Opinion: Political Dust May Cover Defense Innovation Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), spoke recently about one path forward for defense. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014, as marked up by the House Armed Services Committee, shows another...

05 Jun 2014 15:15

We got rid of the Senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee in 2010. Mississippi will survive

05 Jun 2014 14:17

Rep. Buck McKeon displayed the probing intellect we expect from a chairman of the House Armed Services Committee...

04 Jun 2014 22:37

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has pledged to lobby to restore the pay cuts, Tricare fee increases and base closures that were scuttled by the House Armed Services Committee, Hagel's chief spokesman said Friday. Hagel was "certainly not pleased" by the HASC markup earlier this week that scutt...

04 Jun 2014 18:52

1.) President Obama DID give (way more than) a 30-day notice to congress that he was going to transfer the five Taliban prisoners to the custody of our ally Qatar. a. From his first day in office, President Obama told congress he intended to close Gitmo. Congress blocked him from putting Gitmo detainees on trial in civilian courts and the military tribunals never tried them, so they were never convicted of anything which would allow us to hold them. If Gitmo is to be closed and we have no convictions upon which to imprison them in American civilian or military prisons, the ONLY remaining option is to transfer them to the custody of another country. So they knew. b. On Nov. 30, 2011, White House special envoy Marc Grossman and seven members of the military and intelligence communities gave a full briefing to Speaker Boehner and the Republican chairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Armed Services Committee and House Intelligence Committee, telling them of White House plans to swap the five Tal ...

Hearings on the newest Obama scandal already been announced by the House Armed Services Committee, and there is word the Senate may follow.

03 Jun 2014 17:33

Obama 'clearly violated laws which require him to notify Congress thirty days before any transfer of terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, and to explain how the threat posed by such terrorists has been substantially mitigated,' House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Buck McKeon of California and Senate Armed Services CommitteeRanking Member Sen. JIm Inhofe of Oklahoma said Saturday. Impeach his *** and his Administration officials

16 May 2014 00:50

May is Military Appreciation Month. We should appreciate our men and women in uniform every day, but May gives us a chance to focus on our military’s proud tradition of defending this nation’s freedom. - and to focus on thanking the men and women who protect our country every day. However, on the House Armed Services Committee, I always argue that we have to do more than just say thank you. Congress and our country must their money where their mouth is. After all, these are our sons and daughters, our mothers and fathers, and our sisters and brothers. They deserve committed responsible leadership from those who represent them. Members of Congress have no greater obligation than making sure our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines have the resources they need to do their job, and that means stopping this thing called “sequestration ” so that our service and women can have the equipment and training that they need to carry out their missions. I’ll continue this fight in the halls of congress for ...

15 May 2014 18:07

By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON - Forward presence is the Navy’s mandate, the vice chief of naval operations told a House panel last month. Naval forces remain on watch around the globe as more than a decade of conflict and extended stability operations draw to a close, Navy Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III told members of the readiness subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. “Our forward-deployed forces are where it matters, when it matters,” he said. In the past year, America’s naval forces have helped shape events and provided immediate options to the president during times of crisis around the globe, Ferguson said. “Our global presence reassures our allies and partners, deters aggression and provides a ready response to humanitarian crises,” he said. “It confronts piracy and supports counterterrorism operations from the sea.” With the signing of the Bipartisan Budget Act, the Navy was able to improve its forward operations and readiness in fiscal yea ...

15 May 2014 14:47

In May 2010, the House Armed Services Committee voted unanimously blocking opening of GITMO replacement facility in US.

14 May 2014 14:51

REPUBLICANS on the House Armed Services Committee will overturn one consequence of Obama’s unwillingness to recognize the terrorism of the Fort Hood attack: Victims will be eligible for the Purple Heart, allowing survivors to receive better and prompter health care from the VA. More than that, every victim will get the recognition and honor due to them. Thank you GOP! Flip The Senate 2014

12 May 2014 19:49

By William Hartung. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) put its mark on the ... -

12 May 2014 16:31

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Armed Services Committee passed on Thursday a resolution authored by U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., to recognize the 51st anniversary of the sinking of the USS Thresher. “We must honor the legacy of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher, and continue to recognize the excellent work that the men and women of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard do to help keep our nation safe,” Shea-Porter said. On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher, which was based at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, sank roughly 200 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. All 16 officers, 96 sailors and 17 civilians perished aboard the nuclear submarine. In response to the loss of the USS Thresher, the Navy instituted new regulations to ensure the health of submariners and the safety of submarines. Those regulations led to the establishment of the Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance program (SUBSAFE). Since the establishment of SUBSAFE, no SUBSAFE-certified submarine has been lost at sea. Shea-Porter’ ...

12 May 2014 14:03

GOP Suicide Watch: This week, the House Armed Services Committee is poised to set in train a legislative proce...

~is from the House Armed Services Committee website and you don't trust it? Um...

12 May 2014 02:32

another debunked talking point. The House Armed Services Committee found that all immediately available help was deployed.

12 May 2014 01:19

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) early Thursday unanimously approved a measure that would authorize just over $600 billion in 2015 US defense spending and block plans to retire the A-10 attack plane.

11 May 2014 20:43

When you have non-served military members on The House Armed Services Committee you get this

11 May 2014 07:19

The final word on the military response to Benghazi is 'we couldn't do anymore' by the REPUBLICAN Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. So this whole 'SCANDAL' that's taken the attention of the Rethuglicans AWAY from serving the American People is over the WORDING OF A MEMO - THAT'S IT. NOT 'Allowing 3000 Americans to DIE on American Soil when there had been prior warning. NOT Invading the WRONG country and killings thousand of innocent civilians and thousands of American Troops while wasting many trillions of dollars that were needed at home. NOT Outing an ACTIVE CIA Operative (you lie when you say she wasn't) NOT ignoring the needs of the victims of a Hurricane Katrina for way too many weeks.

11 May 2014 06:17

Declassified transcripts from House Armed Services Committee hearings on Benghazi take down right-wing lies:

10 May 2014 22:30

U.S. House Armed Services Committee to look into delay of OPCON transfer via

10 May 2014 15:32

House Armed Services Committee recommends that it have greater oversight of US capabilities (via

10 May 2014 06:32

House Armed Services Committee inserted $69million for NEWconstruction at into spending bill. NO.

09 May 2014 22:43

New secret $69 mn Gitmo camp for ‘high-value’ detainees sought by Congress: The GOP-led House Armed Services Committee allocated $69 million for a new “high-value detainee complex” in its spending bill this week. The legislation calls for $93 million for new construction at the US military prison camps at Guantanamo, the Miami Herald reported. The new facility to replace the clandestine Camp 7 must survive the congressional budgeting process – in this case, the National Defense Authorization Bill – as well as a White House that has blocked efforts to begin new projects at the camps holding over 150 ‘war-on-terror’ prisoners. Camp 7, run by a secret US Army unit called Task Force Platinum, is the holding area for 15 CIA-captured prisoners, including six men on trial for the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US. This includes the supposed mastermind of those attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, as well as four of his alleged accomplices and the alleged plotter of the 2000 suicide bombing of the U ...

08 May 2014 21:59

Late last night, the House Armed Services Committee approved the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funding for our troops, other national security priorities, and also sets defense policy. Locally, the bill includes funding for Sheppard Air Force Base, Bell Helicopter, and Pantex. View the highlights by clicking below.

Today's news includes the House Armed Services Committee telling the military what's what, Army's best tanks vs. Europe, Chinese weapons of war we should fear, Tommy Lee joins Smashing Pumpkins ...

08 May 2014 13:44

Candice Miller Today, a bipartisan majority of the House Armed Services Committee reaffirmed the importance of the indispensable A-10 fleet with the adoption of an amendment to the House’s defense authorization bill that will preserve the fleet through 2015. While this authorization must still be approved by the full House and Senate, I am encouraged by the support behind the A-10s and am hopeful that we will, again, succeed in preserving the combat services provided by the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Read More:

Nashville Congressman Jim Cooper is my guest on INSIDE POLITICS this weekend. There’ll always lots to discuss with him, although I must say looking over my question list. I’ve got a lot more foreign policy related matters than I’ve had in a while (Cooper is on the House Armed Services Committee). And, of course, there’s local and state politics to discuss too, like the AMP. The Congressman is also very concerned about Congress’ lack of action on immigration reform; how Veterans Administration employees not doing their jobs goes well beyond just a recent case here in Nashville; and how the city’s long-delayed effort to build a new Federal Courthouse is now endangering public safety downtown. Watch us!

16 Apr 2014 20:11

US CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULE. (Super Important!) . KEY FISCAL YEAR 2015 NATIONAL SECURITY BILLS FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET RESOLUTION On April 2, the House Budget Committee approved a new budget resolution, sticking to a bipartisan spending level for 2015 of $1.014 trillion. Senate Budget chair Patty Murray (D-WA) has announced that the Senate will not produce a Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Resolution this year. On April 10, the House approved the Ryan budget by a vote of 219-205. Before doing so, it defeated the Moore (D-WI) Congressional Black Caucus budget 116 - 300; the Grijalva (D-AZ) Congressional Progressive Caucus budget 89-327, the Woodall (R-CA) conservative Republican Study Committee budget 133 to 291 and the Van Hollen (D-MD) Democratic alternative 163 to 261 FISCAL YEAR 2015 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL The House Armed Services Committee has scheduled its markup of the Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Bill the week of April 28 in the subcommittees, May 7 in the full committee and on the House floor ...

15 Apr 2014 11:58

Congress Must Stop Hiding From Immigration Reform Congressman Mo Brooks, who is and has been an ardent opponent of legislation that would solve the crisis of our nation's broken immigration system, has written a letter to House GOP Leadership arguing against attaching the ENLIST Act - a bipartisan bill that would legislate allowing young illegal immigrant veterans that were brought to America by their parents while they were children an opportunity to pursue American citizenship - to a broader defense authorization bill. In part, his letter states, “If immigration legislation is addressed by the House, it should be done so via the proper process, not by attaching it to must pass legislation." The letter goes on to add, “This effort to shift the immigration debate to the NDAA and the House Armed Services Committee is improper and undermines Congress’ ability to properly debate immigration issues." The fact of the matter is that most members of the House agree with the policy of allowing "Dreamers," t ...